Wife Going Overboard Trying To Get Pregnant

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Anonymous wrote:The mandatory, trying-to-get-pregnant sex was the worst ... until the not-having-sex-at-all that followed came along.

my DH called it the "chore score" sex when I was going though IVF

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Anonymous wrote:It is normal to take up to a year for a woman under 35 to get pregnant. If it takes longer than six cycles she should talk to her doctor. Otherwise don’t sweat it. Easier said than done. Oh, and you should get a fertility work up first if she’s that nervous. You’ll need to it anyway if it makes much longer. And don’t be a baby about it. It’s not nearly as invasive for you as for her.

OP here. A year? Wow. No wonder some women become so crazy. We both had work up done and she went through various tests and it showed no issues. She still worries because she had friends who suffered from miscarriages or unexplained infertility even though everything checked out.

She sounds hugely anxious, and it's not going to get better during pregnancy or while you have a new baby. Keep an eye on her and her mental health.

Ignore this person.

NP but don’t ignore this. Learn about the signs of prenatal and postpartum anxiety and depression and be prepared to make therapy appointments and suggest medication. Postpartum depression is real, and it’s very serious. So is postpartum anxiety - and treatment is relatively easy to access when you’re looking for it and are paying attention.

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Anonymous wrote:It is normal to take up to a year for a woman under 35 to get pregnant. If it takes longer than six cycles she should talk to her doctor. Otherwise don’t sweat it. Easier said than done. Oh, and you should get a fertility work up first if she’s that nervous. You’ll need to it anyway if it makes much longer. And don’t be a baby about it. It’s not nearly as invasive for you as for her.

OP here. A year? Wow. No wonder some women become so crazy. We both had work up done and she went through various tests and it showed no issues. She still worries because she had friends who suffered from miscarriages or unexplained infertility even though everything checked out.

She sounds hugely anxious, and it's not going to get better during pregnancy or while you have a new baby. Keep an eye on her and her mental health.

Ignore this person.

NP but don’t ignore this. Learn about the signs of prenatal and postpartum anxiety and depression and be prepared to make therapy appointments and suggest medication. Postpartum depression is real, and it’s very serious. So is postpartum anxiety - and treatment is relatively easy to access when you’re looking for it and are paying attention.

This is painting the wife as hysterical now though. Sure, keep an eye out. But she really does not sound out of it currently. It’s easy to say someone is anxious when they approach something differently. It’s not currently spun out from what he’s describing.

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Anonymous wrote:Have you both at down with the OB/GYN about this, her medical profile, and the likelihood of relevance for the articles she is reading? That may help.

Is she taking prenatal vitamins now?

OP here. Yes. We have been to many consultations and she has had things done to make sure she doesn’t have any issues getting pregnant. So far we haven’t found anything. Though my wife said that many people have unexplained fertility for no reason.

She is taking prenatal vitamins as well as other supplements. [/quot

Have you checked out your sperm compatibility? Rare but turned out to be our issue when TTC. Best of Luck.

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I hope you got the maid outfit OP!

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I wouldn't consider it overboard until she is finding someone else to get her pregnant.